Patents by Inventor Yu-Ching Chou

Yu-Ching Chou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250113638
    Abstract: A pixel array may include a metal shielding structure on a grid structure between pixel sensors in the pixel array. The metal shielding structure laterally extends outward from the grid structure to reflect photons of incident light that might otherwise travel between the grid structure and the isolation structure of the pixel sensors in the pixel array. The lateral extensions of the metal shielding reflect these photons to reduce crosstalk between adjacent pixel sensors, thereby increasing the performance of the pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Yu-Ching CHOU, Ya-Chun TENG
  • Patent number: 12205969
    Abstract: A pixel array may include a metal shielding structure on a grid structure between pixel sensors in the pixel array. The metal shielding structure laterally extends outward from the grid structure to reflect photons of incident light that might otherwise travel between the grid structure and the isolation structure of the pixel sensors in the pixel array. The lateral extensions of the metal shielding reflect these photons to reduce crosstalk between adjacent pixel sensors, thereby increasing the performance of the pixel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Ching Chou, Ya-Chun Teng
  • Publication number: 20220231065
    Abstract: A pixel array may include a metal shielding structure on a grid structure between pixel sensors in the pixel array. The metal shielding structure laterally extends outward from the grid structure to reflect photons of incident light that might otherwise travel between the grid structure and the isolation structure of the pixel sensors in the pixel array. The lateral extensions of the metal shielding reflect these photons to reduce crosstalk between adjacent pixel sensors, thereby increasing the performance of the pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Yu-Ching CHOU, Ya-Chun TENG
  • Publication number: 20180181440
    Abstract: An apparatus allocation controller includes a control circuit, a bus, and a read-only memory. The control circuit includes multiple switch chipsets. The switch chipsets are electrically connected to multiple servers through multiple connection ports. The bus is electrically connected to multiple peripheral apparatuses. The control circuit sets a unique identifier belonging to the apparatus allocation controller and writes the unique identifier to a read-only memory of each of the switch chipsets. The control circuit determines a resource allocation table according to the unique identifier of the apparatus allocation controller, a plurality of switch chipset serial numbers corresponding to the switch chipsets and a plurality of station numbers. The resource allocation table is configured to recognize resource usage statuses of the servers using the peripheral apparatuses through the apparatus allocation controller. In addition, a resource allocation system and an apparatus recognizing method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: H3 Platform, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Ching Chou
  • Publication number: 20180046508
    Abstract: An apparatus allocating controller is provided in the invention. The apparatus allocating controller includes a bus, a communication interface, and a processor. The bus is coupled to a peripheral apparatus, and the peripheral apparatus meets the peripheral component interconnect express. The communication interface is coupled to a server. The apparatus allocating controller and the peripheral apparatus communicate with the server through the communication interface. The processor is coupled to the bus. The processor is configured to allocate the peripheral apparatus to the server, and monitors the connection status of the peripheral apparatus and the bus. When another peripheral apparatus hot plugs in the bus so that a hot-plug event occurs on the bus, the processor determines whether the another peripheral apparatus has a physical function or a virtual function, and the processor reallocates the peripheral apparatus to the server according to the hot-plug event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: H3 Platform, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Ching Chou
  • Publication number: 20180048559
    Abstract: An apparatus assigning controller is provided. The apparatus assigning controller includes a plurality of peripheral apparatuses, a processor, and a communication interface. The peripheral apparatuses and the communication interface meet the peripheral component interconnect express. The processor is coupled to the peripheral apparatuses by a bus meeting the peripheral component interconnect express. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. A server is coupled to the apparatus assigning controller through the communication interface. When the server is started, the processor receives an apparatus scanning requirement of the server, and provides a predetermined apparatus information to the server, wherein the server reserves a corresponding hardware resource and a corresponding memory space according to the predetermined apparatus information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: H3 Platform, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Ching Chou
  • Publication number: 20170344511
    Abstract: An apparatus assigning controller is provided. The apparatus assigning controller includes a communication interface and a routing apparatus. The communication interface is configured to respectively connect to a plurality of external servers. The routing apparatus is connected to the communication interface. The routing apparatus is configured to provide a data transfer path between the plurality of servers, so as to connect the routing apparatus to the plurality of servers through the communication interface. The plurality of servers share data with each other via the routing apparatus according to a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI Express) communication protocol. A data sharing method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: H3 Platform, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Ching Chou
  • Patent number: D676477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Brinno Incorporated
    Inventors: Mao-Sung Chen, Yu-Ching Chou